Princeton University Library Catalog

Hamoun = The desert / a film by Dariush Mehrjui.

Format:

Video/Projected medium

Language:

Persian

Published/​Created:

[Canoga Park, Calif.: Iranian Movies, 2004?]

Description:

1 videocassette (107 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Summary note:

The story of Hamid Hamoun, an executive in a large import-export business, who also works as a part-time English instructor. He feels alienated from Iranian society, bound by its conventions yet unwilling to abide by its rigid laws. His wife wants to divorce him but is unable to do so under Islamic law. In this film, husband and wife struggle to find their own solid ground.